I'm aware of so many school age kids suffering knife attacks, bullying and extreme stress at school that result in sometimes fatal reactions as these kids don't know where to turn for support and cannot stop the harmful behaviour.
My child showed me a video of a 14 year old girl getting severely beaten at school by 4 other girls while a teacher walked past and totally ignored it! There are many reports of similar attacks and some as harmful if less extreme - I'm sure most parents could give examples!
There are far more youngsters self-harming, avoiding school, turning to drugs and alcohol and as parents we're being told the schools can't do anything!! We send our kids into situations which must feel like torture to them and we tell them they have to go there!! It's beyond belief how ruthless school life is these days - surely schools have a massive responsibility to make the environment safe, to identify and help those who are self-harming or expressing s**cidal thoughts??
I appreciated funds are limited but Government should now step up and accept there's a problem. They need to fund appropriate support and, if necessary, security staff at schools.